Reception
American Psycho 2 received mostly negative reviews. Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes reports that 11% of critics have given the film a positive review, based on 9 reviews with an average score of 3.1 out of 10. Pete Croatto of filmcritic criticized the film and added "I can't think of one American Psycho fan who wouldn't be disappointed watching this far inferior 'sequel', which doesn't even try to flex any intellectual muscles or take any chances. It's another stale, kill-by-numbers flick, complete with blade-thin characters and terrible, pun-laden dialogue. And if that's not enough for you, William Shatner is in it." The film was denounced by American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis. In 2005, Kunis expressed embarrassment over the film, and spoke out against the idea of a sequel.
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